Twenty-first century energy wars: how oil and gas are fuelling global conflicts

Fossil fuels are triggering violent conflicts all over the world, says Michael Klare, Professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, the US. Klare zooms in on four areas – Iraq/Syria, South Sudan, the Crimea/Ukraine, and the South China Sea – to argue that the desire to control valuable oil and … Continue reading Twenty-first century energy wars: how oil and gas are fuelling global conflicts